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They lost only one match -- to powerful St. Charles East (7-1) -- and wrapped up a 4-1 run by defeating Schaumburg 25-19, 25-23 for fifth place.

The Mustangs' only previous better effort in the 16-team tourney came in 2011 when they took fourth.

"This is a very good start to the season," said Vliet, who has committed to play basketball for St. Louis University. "This is big for us. We played really well against St. Charles East. I think this will get us on a roll. It was a big confidence boost for everyone."

The Mustangs improved to 5-3 overall as Vliet connected for 26 kills with 37 assists.

"Jenny (Vliet) and Sami (Kay, who had 45 assists) did a great job moving the offense around and Grace (Skorin, who had a team-high 44 digs) was all over on defense," said Mustangs coach Joe Di Silvio.

"Ashley Montanez was solid all weekend, working to get out to the pins every time and giving us a big boost when needed. She played very well in the match against Schaumburg."

Montanez (59-for-67) led the Mustangs with 30 kills, while other top hitters were teammates Lauren Sokolowski (17), Mia Harper (15) and Hannah Mickey (11),

No. 700 for Pinley: Fremd coach Curt Pinley won his 700th varsity volleyball match at Fremd (combined boys and girls) when the Vikings topped Elk Grove 25-21, 19-25, 25-23 for ninth place at the tourney.

The Vikings (4-3) also topped Mundelein 25-18, 25-21 on Saturday, as Pinley has 312 wins in 16 years as the girls coach.

"I've had great assistant coaches and great players who have dedicated themselves to do their best," Pinley said of the milestone. "I've got two former players now coaching here as assistants (2006 grad Mike Lanera and 2003 grad Elise McGinn) and to me, that says it all about the program."

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